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hokie576

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Empty was probably the wrong word, but for sure reduced capacity & pressure


They have had certain side branches moving fuel since the weekend. Line 4 from Greensboro to Maryland started up manually I think it was Monday night.

So they have been pushing through what little they can to the terminals. I know Richmond got a million or so gallons in last night and we were able to get some on the trucks this morning.

But I know for sure it will take a while to build the lines back up to full steam after today's 5pm restart.

Sections of the pipeline actually get shut down it seems at least once a year due to various factors (leaks, hurricanes, etc). It just never makes as big of headlines as it did this weekend.

Every time it happens the shipping times gets extended and it takes awhile to get back to regular schedule intervals.

Pipeline got delayed earlier this year when the cold streak hit Texas. Several Texas refineries had to shut down, and with less fuel feeding into the pipeline, the shipment rate was drastically reduced. About 2 weeks after the cold in Texas, we had a hard time getting fuel in Virginia.

(In response to this post by UTPr0sim)

Posted: 05/12/2021 at 8:25PM



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